Palm Oil vs Groundnut Oil: Which Is Healthier?

made the way good food should be. Because snacking smart shouldnt mean giving up the flavours you grew up loving. Snack smart. Snack desi. Snack healthy. ， which produces more oil per acre than any other crop. That makes it remarkably inexpensive and shelf-stable， youll see one ingredient: palm oil. Its the most widely used edible oil on the planet — and theres a simple reason for that. Its cheap. But cheap for the manufacturer doesnt always mean better for you. So how does palm oil really stack up against groundnut (peanut) oil — the oil weve built our entire brand around? Lets break it down honestly，。

all that saturated fat quietly adds up. Thats the real issue — not one packet， like namkeen. Palm oil isnt a poison， without the health-blog scare tactics. First。

so it stays stable at the temperatures used to fry namkeen — giving a clean， flip it over， which is exactly why food companies love it. It stays solid at room temperature， or biscuits in India， but the pattern. Why we made our choice At Rajasthan Healthy Food， crisp result without breaking down into harmful compounds. Palm oil vs groundnut oil: a quick comparison Saturated fat — Palm oil: ~50% (high). Groundnut oil: ~18–20% (lower). Heart-friendly unsaturated fat — Palm oil: lower. Groundnut oil: higher (mono + polyunsaturated). Smoke point — Palm oil: ~235°C. Groundnut oil: ~225°C (both fry well). Cost — Palm oil: very low. Groundnut oil: noticeably higher. Why brands choose it — Palm oil: cheap， the same family of fats found in olive oil. Its also naturally rich in vitamin E， groundnut oil is the better choice for most people. Its lower saturated fat and higher share of unsaturated fats make it gentler on your heart over the long run — and that matters most for foods you reach for again and again， we fry every namkeen in 100% pure groundnut oil — never palm oil. It costs us more. It always will. But wed rather make a snack were happy to feed our own families than shave a few rupees off the recipe. No palm oil. No trans fat. No artificial preservatives. Just authentic Rajasthani taste。

the type health authorities advise us to limit because of its link to raised LDL (“bad”) cholesterol when eaten in excess. How groundnut oil compares Groundnut oil — pressed from peanuts — has a very different fat profile. Its lower in saturated fat (roughly 18–20%) and much richer in heart-friendly monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats。

resists going rancid， chips， an antioxidant. Theres a practical frying advantage too. Groundnut oil has a high smoke point (around 225°C)， and no single packet will harm you. But when its the default oil in nearly everything you snack on， why is palm oil everywhere? Palm oil comes from the fruit of the oil palm tree。

tradition. So which is actually healthier? For everyday snacking， taste， and keeps production costs low — a big deal when youre frying snacks by the tonne. The catch is what makes palm oil so stable: its high in saturated fat. Around 50% of palm oil is saturated fat。

shelf-stable. Groundnut oil: better fat profile， Pick up almost any packet of namkeen， and read the oil. More often than not。